Usually when there is a choice between hotpot or sukiyaki, I would go for the hotpot with a light soup base. As for Sukiyaki, I have the perception that it tends towards sweetness and not something I could simply scoop up and slurp.

So when when we were recommended the Miso Sukiyaki, we were assured that it’s gonna be slightly different! True enough, the sauce that the ingredients were cooked in weren’t your honey kind of sweetness but being more miso-centric, it adhered to a savoury umami taste.

The Miso Sukiyaki set comes with a Kurobuta belly and Kurobuta collar platter, and a Vegetable platter of White cabbage, Spinach, Shiitake Mushroom, Tofu, Carrot, Japanese Leek, Yama Imo-Wild Yam and Onion.

Additional pork platter (Pork Belly/Pork Shoulder) is priced at $35 more.

I enjoyed the meats so much! They were tender and having absorbed the sauce, became more flavourful. For an elevated experience, dip the meats into the raw egg and you would get a smooth, eggy and silky feeling on your tongue.

Another favourite dish of mine was this steaming plate of sliced black pork mixed in with Japanese Beet Root slices and Egg. The ingredients were generous; the pork was very tender and the dish wasn’t very eggy in general. I thought the flavours blended well together too.

Miso Saute Steak $18.80

If we had to pick the highlight of the day, it would be this Kurobuta steak specially marinated in Hibiki’s Miso sauce. We had almost skipped ordering this as it sounded normal. Glad we didn’t!

What wowed us to the moon and back was the charred edges of the meat. It was a little crunchy on the outside paired with the slightly chewy meat. And glazed in the special sauce, the whole piece simply tasted like Char Siew – yes, heavenly! We polished all these within minutes.

We were also told that a lot of preparation went into the steak, from marinating it for two days to grilling and then baking in the oven. No wonder, it tasted this good…

I like that restaurants come up with specials of the day and/or food promotions for the month. it keeps the menu fresh and makes diners like you and me want to go back and check it out.

Chicken Egg Ham $8.50

The daily special dish we had was the chicken roulade, but prepared Japanese-styled with ponzu granita. The Kampong chicken was wrapped around an egg centre where both assumed a neutral taste. It seemed like a healthy dish though I would prefer a bit more sauce to further enhance the flavour.

Lobster Salad $9

 

Tatami Iwashi $15.00